说是价值百两
“She says it's worth a hundred taels.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Miss Gu offered a willow-leaf vase.”
说是 价值百两
“She says it's worth a hundred taels.”
这叶世子啊 还真是豪横 顾姑娘呢 也是财大气粗
“This Lord Ye is a real dandy. And Miss Gu? She's flush with money too.”
“Can you believe someone put up something so ridiculously expensive just for a game?”
In historical China, silver taels were high-denomination currency; a hundred taels represented an enormous fortune for ordinary households, signifying immense prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is said that / supposedly
A convenient conversational hedge used to cite hearsay or widely circulating claims without taking full personal responsibility.
worth a hundred taels of silver
A classical phrasing expressing substantial financial value in pre-modern China.